We Are All Educators: Using LEAP to Engage the Campus

in Student Success

Beverly Kopper Chancellor

Susan Elrod Provost and Executive Vice

Chancellor for Academic Affairs

Greg Cook Associate Vice Chancellor

for Academic Affairs

§  Our  campus:  Who  we  are  

§  Wisconsin:  A  challenging  context  

§  Our  rallying  point:  “We  are  all  educators”  

§  LEAP:  A  framework  to  engage  campus  

University  of  Wisconsin-­‐Whitewater  

Liberal Education & America’s Promise

LEAP  A  naConal  iniCaCve  launched  in  2005  by  AAC&U  that  champions  the  importance  of  a  21st  century  liberal  educaCon.    Wisconsin  was  the  first  LEAP  state:  2005.  

We  are  responsible  both  individually  and  collecCvely  for  the  fate  of  our  universiCes  and  higher  educaCon.    

Always  remember  our  noble  sense  of  purpose.    

LEAP Elements

Ø  EssenCal  Learning  Outcomes  (ELOs)  

Ø  Principles  of  Excellence  (POEs)  

Ø  High-­‐Impact  PracCces  (HIPs)  

Ø  VALUE  Rubrics  

Ø  Inclusive  Excellence  (IE)  

 

 

 

Engaging the Campus

•  Workshop  model  

•  Since  2011:  135  teams,  651  parCcipants  

•  Inclusive:  We  are  all  educators  

•  Examples:  Teams  and  acCons  

 

Impacts of LEAP •  Rally  around  the  ELOs,  campus-­‐wide  •  Communicate  the  value  of  a  liberal  

educaCon  to  everyone,  including  students  •  Focus  on  Inclusive  Excellence,  including  

equity  gaps  •  Evaluate,  expand,  improve,  connect  HIPs  •  Shared  mission:  “We  are  all  educators”    •  CollaboraCve  campus  culture  focused  on  

student  success  

NSSE Data

•  In  2010  –  Response        op.on  was  Done  or  Not;  in  2013  changed  to  Done  or  In  Progress  

CulminaCng  Senior  Experience  

(Seniors)    %  Don

e  or  In

 Progress  

A Campus LEAP Culture

LEAP  contributes  to  a  campus  culture  of  collaboraCon  and  a  focus  on  student  success,  facilitaCng  our  efforts  on:      •  Record  enrollments  •  Increased  minority  enrollment  •  Record  retenCon  rates  •  Record  graduaCon  rates  •  Workplace  awards  (morale)  

Challenges

•  Tracking  specific  outcomes  related  to  LEAP  work    •  ConnecCng  LEAP  work  to  new  university  strategic  

goals  and  prioriCes    •  Focusing  LEAP  efforts  on  eliminaCng  our  equity  

retenCon  and  graduaCon  gaps    •  Engaging  new  people  (beyond  “the  choir”)    

What’s next?

A  Bigger  LEAP!    •  LEAP  is  a  foundaCon  for  important  goals  in  our  

new  university  strategic  and  academic  plans  •  “Bigger  LEAP”  challenge  to  campus  •  Campus  parCcipaCon  in  other  projects    

•  Re-­‐imagining  the  First  Year  Project  (AASCU)  •  Academic  InnovaCon  Project  •  ePoraolio  Project  

Discussion: Your Campus Examples

1.   How  do  you,  or  would  you,  use  LEAP  on  your  campus?  

2.   What’s  one  thing  you  learned  today  that  you  will  take  back  to  your  campus?  

3.   What  are  your  next  steps  for  taking  a  bigger  LEAP?  

Thank you!